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[Survive. Time remaining: 49 hours 29 minutes.]
“What on earth is happening?”
“Aoshi’s been captured!”
“B-by who?”
“An outsider. From beyond the forest!”
“How could Aoshi get caught by an outsider? The forest protects him!”
“They say he’s someone under the protection of the trees.”
“Protection of the trees?”
“Look! Just look at the axe in his hand.”
“Oh my gosh! A tree with eyes?!”
“And that mask looks completely unnatural!”
“Those fools made something strange again!”
“But doesn’t he kind of seem like he’s not a bad person?”
“What are you talking about?! Aoshi’s being held hostage!”
“He’s got a kid with him, and there’s some weird snake sitting on the kid’s head.”
“Don’t be ridiculous! He pointed an axe at Aoshi’s throat! Of course he’s dangerous!”
The villagers’ chatter rippled through the air. With so many voices speaking at once, much of it was fragmented, but the sharp, clear tones of the older women rose above the rest.
Thankfully, some of them appeared somewhat sympathetic, but the vast majority radiated suspicion, even hostility.
That much was obvious, considering...



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